What color is #68796A?

#68796A is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68796A?

The RGB value is 104, 121, 106: 104 red, 121 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68796A?

The complementary color is #796877, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68796A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68796A color

#68796A rgb(104, 121, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #68796A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 47.5% green and 41.6% blue (104, 121, 106).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 8% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Camping Trip (#67786E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#68796A color codes

HEX	`#68796A`
RGB	`rgb(104, 121, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 47.5%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 8%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 14%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 12%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.08, -9.43, 6.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.08, 11.25, 146.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.147, 17.658, 16.243)`
Decimal	`6846826`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68796A, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #68796A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#68796A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #68796A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68796a; }
.text { color: #68796a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68796a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 121 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68796a, #687973); }

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Questions

What color is #68796A?: #68796A is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68796A?: The RGB value is 104, 121, 106: 104 red, 121 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68796A?: The complementary color is #796877, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68796A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.